The Cohasset High School football team has had its share of close games this season, and its outing against Seekonk Friday Nov. 3 was no different as the Skippers battled to a 14-6 win.

“Friday was a nice win for the team,” Cohasset coach Pete Afanasiw said. “The last time the seniors got to play under the lights of Alumni Field was special. The enthusiasm and energy from the pre-game warm-ups through the final whistle was exhilarating. We came out of the blocks fast and furious, and went up 14-0 early in the second quarter on two Noah Froio touchdowns (30 yards and 8 yards) and a Matt Lund conversion after the second TD.”

Seekonk put together a drive just before the half and cut the deficit to 14-6.

“In the second half we had several opportunities inside the red zone to extend our lead, but were unable to convert, and late in the fourth quarter Seekonk drove down to our 5 yard line, and faced a fourth-and-2, but Will Thomas was able to defeat his block and throw their ball carrier down for a four-yard loss.”

The Skippers made sure they were going to hold on.

“With just under four minutes remaining we marched 75 yards, forcing Seekonk to use all their timeouts along the way, and were we able to run out the clock,” Afanasiw said. “Two huge plays on our last drive were - on a critical third-and-9 play, from our own 20 yard line, with about two minutes to go, Matt Lund connected with David Burke for a 26-yard pickup keeping our drive alive, and Jake Sullivan converted a fake punt, on fourth-and-2 from our own 40 yard line with about one minute left to essentially seal the victory and give us a new set of downs.”

One big standout this season has been Will Thomas, who has given the Skippers some flexibility.

“Will Thomas continues to be dominant not just on defense but as our punter too,” Afanasiw said. “His leg allows us to flip field position no matter where we are on the field, and is a huge luxury to have from both an offensive and defensive perspective.”

For the game, Noah Froio racked up 188 yards on 33 carries to go along with two touchdowns, and the offensive line led by Jack Mahoney, Ryan Donovan, Sean Farren, Chris Brash and Victor Najjar and the fullbacks, Cal Osten and Jake Sullivan did a nice job opening up lanes for both Froio and Gray Thomas.

Defensively, linebackers Osten, Sam Sullivan and Jake Sullivan and defensive backs Pat Hagearty, Kyle McFetridge, and Michael Nolan did a great job of shutting down the Seekonk ground game and aerial attack.